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AP PHOTOS: A look at the pope's visit to S. Korea

The Associated Press

Posted:
08/16/2014 08:47:30 PM EDT

Updated:
08/16/2014 10:14:28 PM EDT

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Pope Francis is greeted by the faithful upon Pope's arrival for the beatification mass of Paul Yun Ji-Chung and his 123 martyr companions held on August 16 in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung, born in 1759, was among the earliest Catholics on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

A South Korea security guard peers out of a glass door during Pope Francis and South Korean President Park Geun-hye's meeting at the presidential house in Seoul, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. As Francis became the first pope in 25 years to visit South Korea on Thursday, Seoul's never-timid rival, North Korea, made its presence felt by firing three short-range projectiles less than an hour before he arrived, officials said. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

Pope Francis waves as he signs his autograph at the birthplace of Saint Kim Taegon Andrea, the first Korean-born Catholic priest, before a meeting with Asian youths at the Solmoe Sanctuary in Dangjin, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Issei Kato, Pool) (Issei Kato/AP)

A crowd of the Catholic faithful gather during a mass and the beatification of Paul Yun ji-Chung and 123 martyr companions celebrated by Pope Francis in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Paul Yun Ji-Chung who was born in 1759 was among the earliest Catholics on the peninsula. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

A volunteer watches from a rooftop as the vehicle of Pope Francis goes by catholic worshippers prior to a mass at Gwanghwamun square in central Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Ed Jones, Pool) (Ed Jones/AP)